SSH":1gp27p5n said:
Wow.
This is going to be a great/hilarious offseason.
Slow starts and a run heavy first half got this team to the SB with a victory to boot. Not to mention makes them consistant contenders (even with a roster that is rebuilding and bangef up).
This can't be real life.
-Your friend SouthSoundHawk, long live Tanzania!
First off, this team is not "rebuilding". That notion is erroneous, and I don't understand where it came from. Rebuilding teams don't have veteran all-pro QB's on large contracts. They also don't go out and trade for guys like Clowney, nor do they sign 30+ year old linebackers to record deals. This team is not "rebuilding". Furthermore, that same banged up roster ran over the Packers in the second half. You know why the Seahawks didn't win? We dug ourselves into a huge hole in the first half due to Pete's horrid play calling.
Slow starts and a run heavy first half are not what got the Seahawks a Super Bowl victory. You're really reaching with that statement. Sure having the uncontested best defense of the decade, and one of the best overall defenses of all time didn't have anything to do with that? Anything at all?
Pete's offense has always been a piece that is more like a garnish. It never was a central piece on the Seahawks Super Bowl run identity. The offense had its moments but they were never the main dish, they were but the appetizer in both runs.
Carroll's offense has always been about minimizing turnovers and maintaining a positive toxic differential. We explicitly avoid passes over the middle and use passing plays that utilize the sideline to avoid the potential for turnover. That offense is not built to score under ideal circumstances, Pete see's it as a means to end the game quicker and control the clock.
The issue with this philosophy is that we're not a defensive oriented team. Our defense in fact is one of the worst defenses in the NFL. This is where that philosophy falls apart at the seams, especially against good teams. This is not a team built to play like that, yet Pete still is hamfisting the offense into falling into mold.
I'm seeing a team that has failed to adapt on numerous different occasions to the hand they were dealt. A serious lack of foresight on the part of the head coach and a serious lack of self awareness. Wilson is covering these systemic issues up with nerves of steel, and ice water veins. He was tied for most 4th quarter comebacks and game winning drives this season at 5, and he has the most game winning drives in the NFL since 2012 PLUS he has the highest career fourth quarter ranking of any QB since the 90s. Much of this coming after we abandon the playcalling and go off script/improvise.
Carroll's offense is not what got us a Super Bowl win.